Step 2.3 Thayi Magu Sahaya Hastha

A registered woman construction worker is entitled to:

• Per child monthly Rs 500, for 3 years from the date of delivery to support early childhood education and provide nutrition assistance (lifetime total entitlement value of Rs 36,000 per woman).
• Applies to the first 2 children only.

Applications should be submitted within six months of delivery.

Please note: miscarriages are counted as live births.

• AllThe woman worker has to be registered femaleas a construction workersworker withand in possession of a valid labor card are eligible for the Thayi Magu Sahaya Hastha scheme.card.

Wife of a construction worker is not eligible for this benefit. In many cases, both husband and wife work as construction workers, but only the husband has a labour card, believing that one card is sufficient for the entire family. 

• Filled application form XVII-A
  
• Proof of Bankbank Accountaccount
• Photo of Childchild
• Employment Certificatecertificate
• Attested proof of identity/labor card issued by the Board.
• Discharge Summarysummary & Birthbirth Certificatecertificate of Childchild
• Ration card (is it reqd as address proof?)

Applicant needs to submit the application via the Seva Sindhu portal.portal within 6 months of delivery.

1. The applicant is required to complete and submit the application.
• The application willis gofirst through processingprocessed and verification conductedverified by a Senior/Labour Inspector.
• Subsequently,In the final stage, the application willis be subject to reviewreviewed and approvalapproved by a Labor Officer.

Every application shallhas to be accompanied by Birththe Certificatebirth certificate of the Childchild obtained from the Registrar of Birth and DeathsDeaths.

ApplicationFor need to be submitted within 6 monthscontinuity of deliverybenefits andbeyond annuallythe forfirst upyear, toapplication three years. 

Application can be submitted every year (up to three years)

Child living Affidavit shallmust be submitted for the second and third yearyears as well. This also requires annual submission of an affidavit to prove that the child, for whom the benefit is claimed, is alive.

• SchemeThis scheme applies only forto registered woman construction workerworkers, withnot individualspouses card.of construction workers.
• Women must prove that they have worked for 90 days in the year before delivery. Hard physical labour is challenging during pregnancy and the inability to prove makes women ineligible to claim the benefits.
• Proof of child's birth is necessary. Some female migrants lack official birth documents duewhen todeliveries take place at home delivery, making them ineligible.
• Child'Living livingchild' affidavit neededis required for claiming benefits for the second and third years,years. obtainingObtaining a lawyer's affidavit for a second child can beis challenging and costly.
  
• ApplicationsMiscarriages can be submitted within six months of delivery.
  
• Miscarriagesare counted as live births, only two live births allowed.
  

Pregnant women must demonstrate a work experience of 90 days before delivery, which can be challenging, making them ineligible if this requirement is not fulfilled.

Minimum one-year waiting period for maternity benefit eligibility.

Onlyi.e. should be a registered women construction workersworker arefor eligible;at wivesleast ofa constructionyear workersbefore areclaiming not eligible.benefits.

• MigrantsMost oftenmigrants facechoose challengesto in presenting aretain ration card as a mandatory document. In some instances, migrants leavefrom their rationvillages cardsso inare their native placesunable to ensureprovide alocal continuedaddress supply of rations to family members, posing a difficulty for migrants in providing the required documentation.proof.
• Changing the address in Aadhaar, even within Bangalore, poses a challenge for migrant workers who relocate after marriage.
• A birth certificate for the child is necessary. In instances of home delivery, acquiring a discharge slip poses a challenge, creating obstacles in obtaining the birth certificate.
• An Employmentemployment Certificatecertificate is required, but who work irregularly at various sites, obtaining the seal or signature of contractors poses a challenge in acquiring the certificate.
  
• Applications can be submitted every year, for up to three years
• Workers may submit applications every year, extending up to three years. However, some workers may be unaware of this, leading to their exclusion from the scheme benefits.

• Eligibility for this scheme requires women to be registered as construction workers, and wives of construction workers are not eligible.

• Scheme is exclusively available to vulnerable households, mandating the possession of a ration card.

• The program spans three years and is renewable annually, but knowledge gaps can hinder the renewal process after the first year.